2025HB853

Petitions for Shorter Sentences for Convicted Individuals

2025 - Maryland House of Representatives

Conservatives Oppose

Description

Establishes a procedure which allows incarcerated individuals to appeal to judges to reduce their sentences. Only those who meet certain criteria are allowed to file petition. This criteria includes serving at least 20 years of the sentence and not being convicted of certain crimes, such as being a sex offender or serving life without parole. Besides this, the measure also gives significant power to State’s Attorneys to file a motion for a sentence reduction for any incarcerated person. CPAC opposes any measures which diminish justice against major criminals and endangers public safety, and opposes this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-04 by a vote of 32-12. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-07 by a vote of 97-41. The bill later became law.

89

Voted Yes

47

Voted No

5

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 141

LegislatorVote
Gabriel Acevero

MD

 Leftist
Christopher Adams

MD

 Conservative
Jackie Addison

MD

 Leftist
Nick Allen

MD

 Leftist
Tiffany Alston

MD

 Leftist
Marlon Amprey

MD

 Leftist
Steven Arentz

MD

 Conservative
Lauren Arikan

MD

 Conservative
Vanessa Atterbeary

MD

 Leftist
Heather Bagnall

MD

 Did Not Vote
Terry Baker

MD

 Conservative
Ben Barnes

MD

 Leftist
J. Sandy Bartlett

MD

 Leftist
Barry Beauchamp

MD

 Conservative
Dylan Behler

MD

 Leftist
Harry Bhandari

MD

 Leftist
Adrian Boafo

MD

 Leftist
Christopher Eric Bouchat

MD

 Leftist
Regina Boyce

MD

 Leftist
Jason Buckel

MD

 Conservative
Jon Cardin

MD

 Did Not Vote
Mark Chang

MD

 Leftist
Lorig Charkoudian

MD

 Leftist
Brian Chisholm

MD

 Conservative
Barrie Ciliberti

MD

 Conservative
Luke Clippinger

MD

 Leftist
Frank Conaway

MD

 Leftist
Brian Crosby

MD

 Conservative
Charlotte Crutchfield

MD

 Leftist
Bonnie Cullison

MD

 Leftist
Debra Davis

MD

 Leftist
Eric Ebersole

MD

 Leftist
Mark Edelson

MD

 Leftist
Elizabeth Embry

MD

 Leftist
Kris Fair

MD

 Leftist
Jessica Feldmark

MD

 Leftist
Diana Fennell

MD

 Leftist
Mark Fisher

MD

 Conservative
April Fleming Miller

MD

 Conservative
Linda Foley

MD

 Leftist
Catherine Forbes

MD

 Leftist
David Fraser-hidalgo

MD

 Conservative
Jefferson Ghrist

MD

 Conservative
Robin Grammer

MD

 Conservative
Mike Griffith

MD

 Conservative
Michele Guyton

MD

 Did Not Vote
Pam Guzzone

MD

 Leftist
Kevin Harris

MD

 Leftist
Andrea Harrison

MD

 Leftist
Wayne Hartman

MD

 Conservative
Anne Healey

MD

 Leftist
Terri Hill

MD

 Leftist
Jim Hinebaugh Jr.

MD

 Conservative
Marvin Holmes

MD

 Leftist
Kevin Hornberger

MD

 Conservative
Seth Howard

MD

 Conservative
Tom Hutchinson

MD

 Conservative
Julian Ivey

MD

 Leftist
Jay Jacobs

MD

 Conservative
Steve Johnson

MD

 Conservative
Andre Johnson

MD

 Conservative
Adrienne Jones

MD

 Leftist
Dana Jones

MD

 Leftist
Anne Kaiser

MD

 Leftist
Aaron Kaufman

MD

 Leftist
Ken Kerr

MD

 Leftist
Nicholaus Kipke

MD

 Conservative
Marc Korman

MD

 Leftist
Mary Lehman

MD

 Leftist
Robbyn Lewis

MD

 Leftist
Jazz Lewis

MD

 Leftist
Robert Long

MD

 Conservative
Jeffrie Long Jr.

MD

 Did Not Vote
Lesley Lopez

MD

 Leftist
Nino Mangione

MD

 Conservative
Ashanti Martinez

MD

 Leftist
Aletheia McCaskill

MD

 Leftist
Susan McComas

MD

 Conservative
Ric Metzgar

MD

 Conservative
Bernice Mireku-North

MD

 Leftist
David Moon

MD

 Leftist
Matthew Morgan

MD

 Conservative
Todd Morgan

MD

 Conservative
Ryan Nawrocki

MD

 Conservative
LaToya Nkongolo

MD

 Conservative
Charles Otto

MD

 Conservative
Julie Palakovich Carr

MD

 Leftist
Cheryl Pasteur

MD

 Leftist
Edith Patterson

MD

 Leftist
Joseline Pena-Melnyk

MD

 Leftist
N. Scott Phillips

MD

 Leftist
Jesse Pippy

MD

 Conservative
Andrew Pruski

MD

 Leftist
Lily Qi

MD

 Leftist
Pam Queen

MD

 Leftist
Teresa Reilly

MD

 Conservative
Kent Roberson

MD

 Leftist
Denise Roberts

MD

 Leftist
Mike Rogers

MD

 Leftist
April Rose

MD

 Conservative
Samuel Rosenberg

MD

 Leftist
Kim Ross

MD

 Leftist
Malcolm Ruff

MD

 Leftist
Sheila Ruth

MD

 Leftist
Sheree Sample-Hughes

MD

 Did Not Vote
Matthew Schindler

MD

 Conservative
Stuart Schmidt Jr.

MD

 Conservative
Emily Shetty

MD

 Leftist
Gary Simmons

MD

 Leftist
Karen Simpson

MD

 Leftist
Stephanie Smith

MD

 Leftist
Jared Solomon

MD

 Leftist
Ryan Spiegel

MD

 Leftist
Dana Stein

MD

 Leftist
Vaughn Stewart

MD

 Leftist
Sean Stinnett

MD

 Leftist
Joshua Stonko

MD

 Conservative
Kathy Szeliga

MD

 Conservative
Deni Taveras

MD

 Leftist
Kym Taylor

MD

 Leftist
Jen Terrasa

MD

 Leftist
Karen Toles

MD

 Leftist
Chris Tomlinson

MD

 Conservative
Veronica Turner

MD

 Leftist
Kriselda Valderrama

MD

 Leftist
William Valentine

MD

 Conservative
Joe Vogel

MD

 Leftist
Courtney Watson

MD

 Conservative
Melissa Wells

MD

 Leftist
Jennifer White Holland

MD

 Leftist
Jheanelle Wilkins

MD

 Leftist
Nicole Williams

MD

 Leftist
C.T. Wilson

MD

 Conservative
Greg Wims

MD

 Leftist
William Wivell

MD

 Conservative
Sarah Wolek

MD

 Leftist
Jamila Woods

MD

 Leftist
Teresa Woorman

MD

 Leftist
Chao Wu

MD

 Conservative
Caylin Young

MD

 Leftist
Natalie Ziegler

MD

 Conservative
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